The Key: The most gripping, heartbreaking novel of World War Two historical fiction from the global bestselling author of The Memory Box

Kathryn Hughes

mar 2018 · Distribuido por Review

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A hidden note. A lost love. A second chance...

From the #1 bestselling author of The Letter, Kathryn Hughes, comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever.

'A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn't want to end' LESLEY PEARSE

'Un-put-downable with a twisting plot' My Weekly

'A heartbreakingly powerful read' Sun

'Shocking, stirring' Woman


1956
It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate Hospital. When she meets a young woman admitted by her father, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change both their lives for ever...

2006
Sarah is drawn to the now abandoned Ambergate. Whilst exploring the old corridors she discovers a suitcase belonging to a female patient who entered Ambergate fifty years earlier. The shocking contents, untouched for half a century, will lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy and lost love, and the chance to make an old wrong right . . .

It's time to discover what a million readers already know. No one grips your heart like Kathryn Hughes . . .


'Oh wow! This story broke my heart then filled it with joy then broke it all over again! I adored The Letter and The Secret but this I have to say was my favourite. Heartfelt and poignant an absolute joy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER

'A sheer joy to read . . . Wonderfully romantic with beautiful characters ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER

'I have finished this book with tears in my eyes but a smile on my face ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER

'A beautifully told, tragic tale . . . restoring your faith in the kindness of strangers ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER

Acerca del autor

Kathryn Hughes was born in Altrincham, near Manchester. After completing a secretarial course, Kathryn met her husband and they married in Canada. For twenty-nine years they ran a business together, raised two children and travelled when they could to places such as India, Singapore, South Africa and New Zealand. Kathryn and her family now make their home in a village near Manchester.